Sidebar to Article "Combustion Safety:
How Not to Kill Your Clients"
Home Energy Magazine - Issue Dated: May/June 1995
Written by: Rob deKieffer
| For a job to be considered complete, the following specifications
must be met. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list.
Forced Air Standing Pilot Furnace |
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| Gas leaks: | No leaks smelled in the building or detected with gas leak solution | |
| Venting problems: | Entire venting system connected and intact (not deteriorated to the point that it is falling apart) and continuous to the outside of the building | |
| Carbon monoxide indicators: |
No carbon built up anywhere in the system No flame problems (ghost flames, inconsistent pattern, flames hitting heat exchanger) No white flames |
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| Flame interference: | No flame interference when the blower comes on | |
| Carbon Monoxide: | <100 ppm in the flue. All reasonable attempts should be made to eliminate CO | |
| Spillage: | No spillage from around the draft hood or burner area using smoke test with a light | |
| Draft/outside temperature: |
Measured draft in the vent must be higher than: -005 in. W.C. @ >80deg.F -.01 in. W.C. @ 30deg. to 80deg.F -.02 in. W.C. @ <30deg.F |
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| High limit switch: | Installed and operating at 275deg.F The furnace is not shut down by the switch during five minute test |
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| Open return air: | No open returns in furnace room, or in a location that could interfere with the combustion air for any combustion device | |
| Water Heater | ||
| Gas leaks: | No leaks detected with gas leak solution | |
| Venting problems: | Entire venting system intact | |
| Carbon monoxide indicators: |
No carbon, no flames, no white flames | |
| Carbon monoxide: | <100 ppm in the flue | |
| Spillage: | No spillage using smoke tests with light | |
| Draft/outside temperature: |
Measured draft in the vent must be higher than: -.005 in. W.C. @ >80deg.F -.01 in. W.C. @ 30deg. to 80deg.F -.02 in. W.C. @ <30deg.F |
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